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Collapse Issue 457 - 05 Nov 2018Issue 457 - 05 Nov 2018
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NRMA buys Palm Beach ferry service
Strata committee to sue Ettalong Diggers
Street flags designed to 'bring Ettalong back to life'
Service station may open by February despite changes
Council staff to decide future of Woy Woy kiosk
Students collect 420 kilograms of rubbish
Chair named for Waterways Committee
Dredged sand returns to channel, says new owner
Unit owners denied access to Diggers' roof
Woytopia in Umina replaces cancelled festival
Armistice Day service at surf club
Amended plans draw 18 more objections
Three-storey block of flats proposed in Blackwall Rd
Three dwellings proposed for Ettalong block
Seven-unit proposal approved despite non-compliance
Construction certificate issued for five-unit development
Greens announce Robertson candidate
Community services directory for Peninsula residents
Revised book launched at commemorative weekend
Workshop looks at reducing household waste
Council promotes buying from opportunity shops
PCYC to hold book fair
Backpack program for the homeless
Youth charity ball success
Counselling offered for racing carnival
Graffiti cleaned up despite rain
Petition has 6700 signatures opposing coal mine
New veterinary hospital opens
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Housing policy should be for us all
Housing policy would create a ghetto
Proposal to increase Woy Woy density is appalling
Character Statements not worth paper they're printed on
Planning map does not show lot consolidation
Focus on the biggest R: the Residents
Invite Japanese to build bridge to Barrenjoey Head
NRMA purchase a blessing
Behind the beach
Civic facilities needed for socially-aware community
Boat policy was misguided from the start
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Three procedure carts bought with gold coin donations
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Peninsula Village choir holds annual concert
Art and craft fair opens on
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Students hear rare toadlet
School prepares for Smithy musical
Uniform change at Woy Woy South
Ettalong holds trivia night
Chicken pox cases confirmed
Woy Woy plans for next year
Concert and training bands both perform at festival
Volunteers wanted for ethics classes
Woy Woy holds farewell
Students attend Invictus Games
Grant enables gym program at Pretty Beach
Headstart program orients new kindy students
Free course on Moving into the Teens Years.
Excursion with 80 students to Olympic Park
Eliminated in State semi-finals
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Joint teams to be fielded in junior rugby league
Southern Spirit defeated by Northern Power
Jemma named Youth Athlete of Year for third time
Umina surf club hosts first round of series
Honoured with life membership
Mingaletta wins medals in Koori Mini Olympics
Medals at pool rescue championships
Roosters hold presentation night
Pro-Am golf tournament at Everglades

Three dwellings proposed for Ettalong block

A single storey house at 32 Warrah St, Ettalong, is proposed to be demolished and replaced with a multi-unit housing development comprising of three dwellings.

The proposal does not comply with the Gosford Local Environmental Plan 2014 (GLEP 2014) as it has a lot size of 730 square metres when the requirement is 750 square metres.

It falls short of the side and rear setback requirements and articulation in the Gosford Development Control Plan 2013 (GDCP 2013) for residential flat buildings.

The block is flat, surrounded by residential development and in immediate proximity to Ettalong town centre, according to reports submitted to Central Coast Council to support the proposal.

Council consent would allow for the demolition of the existing house and construction of three town houses with front courtyard fencing, according to the report.

"Vehicular access is proposed via a central driveway to separate garages provided for each unit," it said.

"The proposed units provide sufficient areas to store mobile waste collection bins away from the street and clothes drying areas that would be screen from other dwellings and the public domain."

The location of the land in a Coastal Environment Area had to be assessed and was found, according to the developer's consultant not to have an impact on the coastal environment.

The site was also identified as located in a coastal use area but was also found to "not result on any impact within the coastal features located on the site".

According to the developer's consultant: "The proposed development includes a well-considered multi-unit development that will entail the upgrading of older housing stock and would be commensurate with the evolving style and density of multi-unit development within the medium density zone within the Peninsula (generally east of Ocean Beach Rd and towards Woy Woy town centre)."

In terms of the proposal's non-compliance with local planning controls for setbacks, the developer's consultant said: "In this instance the allotment is relatively narrow at 15.24 metres that creates a constraint to designing multi-unit design and provide appropriate floor area and vehicular access.

"The proposed setbacks would allow the incorporation of appropriate private open space areas behind front courtyard fencing that would have direct access to the living areas with appropriate solar access.

"The proposal would be commensurate the scale and design of multi-unit development within the medium density zone and would allow an appropriate area for the front and rear perimeter landscaping treatment as outlined within the objectives of the setbacks clause.

"Subsequently the design and siting of the villas meet the overarching objectives of the setbacks clause and is considered acceptable for the medium density residential zone.

"The proposal would be commensurate with the building setbacks that have been recently approved, established and permitted in the Woy Woy Peninsula area."

Solar access may also be an issue for neighbouring properties during the winter months.

"The development would allow greater than three hours solar access to the living areas and private open space areas of the dwellings," the consultant said.

"Given the town houses would be two storeys in height and sited upon an east-west oriented allotment, the neighbouring properties would be overshadowed during the winter months however would obtain solar access again when the season moves towards the equinox."





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